Kabir Humayun: New York-based Human Rights Watch has accused authorities in Bangladesh of using abusive measures in handling a student-led protest calling for safer roads. In a statement, the rights group yesterday said that the ruling party men armed with sticks and machetes have swooped in on protesters and journalists since the students took to…
Desk Report: Bangladesh is going to participate at the World Skills Competition to be held in Russia in next year, reports Financial Express. WorldSkills is the collective voice for skills excellence and development in vocational, technological and service oriented careers around the globe. National Skills Development Council (NSDC) will organise selection events to select national…
DOT Desk More than 3,000-4,000 enthusiastic animal lovers and visitors are coming almost every day to enjoy a wide range of display at Chattogram zoo with the new arrival of 342 birds of six species. The number gets double on holidays, reports The Daily Sun. During a recent visit, the UNB Correspondent found. the enthusiast…
Kabir Humayun: BNP is taking necessary preparations to come up with street programmes to push for Khaleda Zia’s release from jail and holding a credible election, said party’s BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed. “We need to forget about having Khaleda Zia released from jail through legal process …street movement is now the only way for…
Sayeed Muhammad: Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan appears to be performing Hajj this, but the Our Time could not verify the fact by contacting him. However, his verified Facebook page says that the ace all-rounder is set to go for the pilgrimage, one of the major pillars in Islam. “In this blessed month of Dhu’l-Hijjah,…
Afsan Chowdhury speaks to DOT : Whichever party comes to power, the bureaucrats are not punished. Pro-BNP bureaucrats are not punished during AL regime. By the same token, pro-AL bureaucrats are not punished during BNP regime. They may not get promotion but they are not punished. However, the politicians are changing ever. The people of…
Desk Report: The government is mulling exempting export-oriented sectors including RMG from the existing mandatory obligation of group insurance amid strong opposition from rights groups, officials said, reports Financial Express. The government has already approved the proposed amendment to the labour law keeping such provision, they added. Hundred per cent export-oriented sectors, where central fund…
Russia Today: The frozen body of a Russian climber who went missing 31 years ago on Europe’s highest mountain has been found. Elena Bazykina reportedly looked like a “wax doll” as her body was pulled from Mount Elbrus in southern Russia. The mountaineer was 36 when she died alongside another six of her friends after…
UNB Two people were killed after being hit by a truck in the city’s Shanir Akhra area. The deceased were identified as Bashar, 31, a helper of the truck driver and son of Rafez Hawladar and Harunur Rashid, 40. The accident took place around 5:15 am when a truck hit a brick-laden truck. from behind…
AP, Callaway Authorities have evacuated a town in northwestern Minnesota after a freight train collided with a propane truck that caught fire. State Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow says it happened around 12:25 p.m. Thursday in Callaway. The town of about 230 was evacuated as a precaution. The evacuation was to remain in effect until at…